Does your tribal community have a need? The CRI-TAC is here to help. 

What is CRI-TAC?

The Collaborative Reform Initiative Technical Assistance Center (CRI-TAC) provides customized technical 

assistance solutions designed to meet the unique needs of tribal law enforcement throughout the 

United States. 

Services provided

 Agency peer exchange

 In-person training

 Meeting facilitation

 On-site consultation

 Policy assistance/development

 Resource referral

 Virtual mentoring

 Web-based training

“I believe the process of working with CRI-TAC has been going exceptionally well so far 

on the assistance they are providing on the development of our own Tribal Public Safety 

Department for the Klamath Tribes. Bringing subject matter experts to the table to assist 

has been very helpful. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, CRI-TAC has been very 

vigilant on making sure that all of our needs and questions are addressed.” 

– Zak Jackson, Klamath Tribes Emergency Manager

Topics included (more topics can be located at collaborativereform.org)

 Community Policing and Problem Solving in a Tribal Setting

 Cross-Deputization and Regional Partnerships (including Public Law 280 considerations)

 Domestic Violence in Tribal Communities

 Hiring and Recruitment of Native American Officers

 Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Response (training, protocols, engagement)

 School/Campus Safety in Tribal Communities

 Sexual Assault in Tribal Communities

 Tribal Law Enforcement Leadership

 Tribal Youth Partnerships
How to request assistance

Submit an e-mail via collaborativereform.org and our team will guide you through a seamless, simple 

process from receiving your request through delivery.

Examples of technical assistance (TA) administered for tribal communities

Creation of a tribal-administered law enforcement agency

TA includes considerations on agency policy development, promising practices in establishing law 

enforcement agencies, and engagement of tribal members to ensure and maintain community buy-in. 

Guidance for all aspects of establishing an agency will be discussed including current capabilities and 

existing structures within the human resources and administrative pathways for hiring agency personnel 

and a law enforcement executive, a start-up budget, identification of sustainable funding sources, 

development of memoranda of understanding (MOU) or agreement (MOA) with surrounding law 

enforcement agencies, and local jail responsibilities. 

Public Law 280 considerations

TA delivered through resource dissemination to aid in the updating of agency policy manual with a focus 

on the implications that federal and state laws—such as Public Law 280 (P.L. 280)—have on their 

policies and procedures both on and off the tribal reservation. 

Trauma-informed training

CRI-TAC is assisting to enhance trauma-informed policing practices to increase officers’ understanding of 

trauma and its effect on criminal justice investigations through training to raise awareness about trauma 

and its effects. 

Eligible entities include federally recognized Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, and Village Public 

Safety Officers.

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